From owner-freebsd-current Tue Dec 3 16:50:34 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7AA037B401 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:50:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from riker.skynet.be (riker.skynet.be [195.238.3.89]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BF9643E4A for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:50:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brad.knowles@skynet.be) Received: from [10.0.1.2] (ip-26.shub-internet.org [194.78.144.26] (may be forged)) by riker.skynet.be (8.11.6/8.11.6/Skynet-OUT-2.20) with ESMTP id gB40o3I19009; Wed, 4 Dec 2002 01:50:03 +0100 (MET) (envelope-from ) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: bs663385@pop.skynet.be Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <51189.1038911493@wcom.com> References: <51189.1038911493@wcom.com> X-Grok: +++ath X-WebTV-Stationery: Standard; BGColor=black; TextColor=black Reply-By: Wed, 1 Jan 1984 12:34:56 +0100 Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 01:32:58 +0100 To: ianf@za.uu.net From: Brad Knowles Subject: Re: Any ideas at all about network problem? Cc: Brad Knowles , Craig Reyenga , Terry Lambert , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Christopher J Olson Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 12:31 PM +0200 2002/12/03, ianf@za.uu.net wrote: > The two machines involved are connected by a crossover cable: I've heard of lots of problems with machines using cross-over cables. Can you connect the machines through a switch, and ensure that they are hard-wired to 100Base-TX full duplex at both ends, as opposed to auto-negotiating? > I'll try a different cable this evening when I get home. Is there > a minimum length? The cable is currently 2m long. I'm prepared > to do any other debugging people here can suggest to make it work > faster. FWIW my single CPU workstaion at the office running > 4.7-STABLE with an fxp0 NIC does not suffer the same throughput > reduction. I've also heard of lots of problems with some machines when the cable is too short, at least in certain combinations. Try successively longer lengths of cable, at least up to 20-30m. -- Brad Knowles, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. GCS/IT d+(-) s:+(++)>: a C++(+++)$ UMBSHI++++$ P+>++ L+ !E W+++(--) N+ !w--- O- M++ V PS++(+++) PE- Y+(++) PGP>+++ t+(+++) 5++(+++) X++(+++) R+(+++) tv+(+++) b+(++++) DI+(++++) D+(++) G+(++++) e++>++++ h--- r---(+++)* z(+++) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message